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MSRP in USD: $97

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

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Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2020 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3291 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 200% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G2020 - 147 vs 49 FPS
Up to 8% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G2020 - $0.65 vs $0.71 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 8 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020

Up to 63% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $34.99 vs $94.98
Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 55 vs 58 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100F	vs	Intel Pentium G2020
Jan 25th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 21st, 2013
Core i3	Collection	Pentium
Alder Lake	Codename	Ivy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
58 W	TDP	55 W
10 nm	Process Size	22 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	29.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020

TOP 5 Games

Grand Theft Auto V

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Fortnite

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